Baby dedication

Last Sunday we had Ainsley dedicated at church. This was a very important step for us because it shows that we trust God implicitly with the life of our child. As he blessed us with her, so we give her back to Him for safekeeping; it was simple, but so symbolic. The nicest part about the way our church handles baby dedications is that fathers are asked to read a blessing over their child. So, after Pastor Hayward blessed Ainsley and prayed over her (and showed her off to the Congregation), Peter took her in his arms and read a blessing that he had written for her. It was certainly a tearjerker, but represented how we both feel about her, how we will always love her and pray for her. After that, Peter's Dad took her and prayed another blessing over her life. It was so special to have Peter's Mom & Dad there with us, I know they too were glad to be a part of it. Ainsley was a good girl, despite some natural curiosity about the microphone. I had asked a friend of mine to videotape the whole thing, but when it came down to it, she couldn't get my camera to work as I had showed her. BUT, she did take some photos, and we also will get an audio CD of the service - better than nothing! So here are a few photos of the dedication ... Ainsley wore a cream and white dress that my Dad bought for her in Brazil. It had hand embroidered trim and detail all over it, very pretty and very suitable for the occasion : )






Team PM & Ainsley

Outdoor playdate

Last Monday, my friend Jamie & I hosted a birthday play date for our girls. Jamie's daughter Olivia turned 1 on the 1st of May ... she and Ainsley are quite good friends : ) We invited all of our friends from the play group that we've been attending since last summer. It was a beautiful day and Ainsley had a lot of fun!

The birthday girls


Sharing some goldfish crackers - they had a blast retrieving them from the pail


Swinging!


Getting ready to take her stroller for a walk...


Her friend Ryan stepped in to give her a hand


Our guests


A very fun afternoon in the park. Needless to say, Ainsley had a very good nap when we got home : )

Team PM & Ainsley

Grandma's visit

We sure have had a busy week ... my Mom got here last Monday and we've been going going going ever since! On Saturday we had a party to celebrate Ainsleys' 1st birthday! It was nice having Mom here to help me out with all the party preparations. We had a few people over to share in some food, fun and birthday cake! Oh, and presents! As you will see, Ainsley had a good time at her party, and loved eating her birthday cake! I have more pictures than words to share .. so here goes!







Yesterday we took Grandma to the Provincial Park so Ainsley could go to the playground. It was a very warm and sunny 23 degrees outside!







Fletch even found a nice little patch of snow to cool off in.

And the best pictures of all - Ainsley wearing her new helmet! For her birthday, she got a helmet and a seat for the back of my bike so we can go riding together. It came with kneepads ... but I don't think she quite needs those yet!




All dressed up and ready for church.



Today we have a play date in the park to celebrate the birthdays of Ainsley, and her friend Olivia with our baby group friends. Its another warm and sunny day so it should be fun!

Team PM & Ainsley